About us
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Beer Necessities is an all-inclusive, empowering and supportive group of women and non-binary individuals in the Seattle-King County area who love to drink beer and/or are in the beer industry.
We attend local beer events and festivals, share employment opportunities in the beer world, bond over our love for beer, and just have fun. All ages 21 - 101 are welcome! :)
Mission: Give beer-loving women (drinkers, brewers, bartenders) an opportunity to meet other beer-loving women & share some good brews and stories in the process. Only a love of beer is required, not any level of beer knowledge. We'll learn and drink together!
• All BN events are women only, unless specifically noted. These events may be titled, "Let's Crash..." "Let's Crash" titled events means we are crashing a public event like beer festivals, and male friends / significant others / non-members are welcome to join as guests. All other events are Women Only (sorrynotsorry boys).
• Follow and tag us on Instagram: @beer_necessities_seattle
• Reach out to the group organizers at beernecsea@googlegroups.com.
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Back story: Sarah Eshelman founded Beer Necessities in Austin, TX in September 2014, a spinoff of her friend's group in Chicago. BN-Austin grew to over 2000 members with weekly events at bars & breweries all over Austin. They had a ton of fun, drank so much delicious beer, and made wonderful female friendships along the way. The group is still going strong, even after Sarah moved to WA and started BN-Seattle in September 2016. Since then, there have been groups started in Dallas, Portland, and Philadelphia!
If you are interested in starting a Beer Necessities sister group in your home town, email Sarah at sarahleshelman@gmail.com -- she has all the tips and tricks. Read more about BN-Austin here: http://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2016-07-08/barrel-fever/
Beer Necessities Austin: https://www.meetup.com/Beer-Necessities-Women-Who-Love-Beer/
Upcoming events
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Let's Crash the WA Brewers Fest 2026!
Seattle Center - Fisher Pavilion, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA, USEat, drink, boogie, and repeat with Beer Necessities at the annual Washington Brewers Festival!
The largest celebration of craft beer in Washington is back on Saturday, June 13 at Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion and South Lawn. Sample beverages from 75+ breweries, cideries, and other craft producers while listening to live music and enjoying the gorgeous start of Seattle summer.
TICKETS ARE CURRENTLY ON SALE & ARE LIMITED!
General admission tickets are $65 and include 20 tasters and a commemorative glass.To buy tickets, see who's pouring, and read up on all the festival policies, click here:
Washington Brewers Fest - the ultimate craft beer festivalWA Brewer's Guild's Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Azc772bkT/Event Location:
Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center
305 Harrison St., Seattle, WA 98109p.s. "Let's Crash" means the meetup is open to non-Beer Necessities members including male friends/partners.
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